Johann Ludwig Faber
Johann Ludwig Faber (* 1635 in Hersbruck ; † November 28, 1678 in Nuremberg ) was a German hymn poet .
Life
The son of a pastor first studied at the elementary school in Hersbruck. After four years at a grammar school in Nuremberg, he studied in Altdorf near Nuremberg , Tübingen and Heidelberg . In 1657 he became vice rector and in 1664 rector of a school in Öttingen . In 1670 Faber took over a position as a teacher at the Aegidianum in Nuremberg, which he held until his death. In the same year that he was rector, he became a member of the Pegnese Order of Shepherds and Flowers ; In 1669 Johann Faber was crowned by Sigmund von Birken with the poet's laurel. Faber died poor and left seven children, including Samuel Faber and Georg Benedikt Faber .
Works
- of Jesus, crucified, exaltation and Judas, his traitor, disdain (1667)
- I'm in love. Come here and see
- I will not let him down who surrender to my foregoing salvation
- Herod the child murderer (1675)
- Abraham the Believer and Isaac the Obedient (1675)
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Johann Ludwig Faber. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1584.
- Ernst Kelchner: Faber, Johann Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 495.
- Max Seiffert : Nuremberg Master, 2nd half of the 17th century (1905)
Web links
- Johann Ludwig Faber in the Bavarian literature portal (project of the Bavarian State Library )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faber, Johann Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1635 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hersbruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1678 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |